People v. Meza

OPINION OF THE COURT

Judgment of conviction rendered April 30, 2003 reversed, on the facts and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and the accusatory instrument is dismissed.

The defendant, who had an exemplary work record in the banking and securities industries and who had no prior criminal involvement, was convicted following a bench trial of attempted child endangerment (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 260.10 [1]),* upon evidence that he touched the infant complainant’s buttocks “for a couple of seconds” on an unspecified number of occasions over a vaguely described time period…